Dakṣiṇa: Sanskrit declension schemes
Sanskrit Grammar
Dakṣiṇa is a word in the Sanskrit language where it represents a Noun. This page shows the declension shemes of the possible gender(s) including the grammatical case and number. Note that Sanskrit has eight cases, three numbers and three different genders. The Sanskrit noun Dakṣiṇa is found in masculine and neuter form. These declensions are also used for the adjectives.
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Masculine declension scheme:
This is the Masculine declension of the word Dakṣiṇa following the rules for -a.
masculine a-stem declension for 'Dakṣiṇa'
| single | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative. | dakṣiṇaḥ | dakṣiṇau | dakṣiṇe | dakṣiṇāḥ |
| accusative. | dakṣiṇam | dakṣiṇau | dakṣiṇān |
| instrumental. | dakṣiṇena | dakṣiṇābhyām | dakṣiṇaiḥ |
| dative. | dakṣiṇasmai | dakṣiṇābhyām | dakṣiṇebhyaḥ |
| ablative. | dakṣiṇāt | dakṣiṇasmāt | dakṣiṇābhyām | dakṣiṇebhyaḥ |
| genitive. | dakṣiṇasya | dakṣiṇayoḥ | dakṣiṇeṣām |
| locative. | dakṣiṇe | dakṣiṇasmin | dakṣiṇayoḥ | dakṣiṇeṣu |
| vocative. | dakṣiṇa | dakṣiṇau | dakṣiṇāḥ |
| Compound: | |||
| Adverb: | -dakṣiṇam | -dakṣiṇāt | ||
Neuter declension scheme:
This is the Neuter declension of the word Dakṣiṇa following the rules for -a.
neuter a-stem declension for 'Dakṣiṇa'
| single | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative. | dakṣiṇam | dakṣiṇe | dakṣiṇāni |
| accusative. | dakṣiṇam | dakṣiṇe | dakṣiṇāni |
| instrumental. | dakṣiṇena | dakṣiṇābhyām | dakṣiṇaiḥ |
| dative. | dakṣiṇasmai | dakṣiṇābhyām | dakṣiṇebhyaḥ |
| ablative. | dakṣiṇāt | dakṣiṇasmāt | dakṣiṇābhyām | dakṣiṇebhyaḥ |
| genitive. | dakṣiṇasya | dakṣiṇayoḥ | dakṣiṇeṣām |
| locative. | dakṣiṇe | dakṣiṇasmin | dakṣiṇayoḥ | dakṣiṇeṣu |
| vocative. | dakṣiṇa | dakṣiṇe | dakṣiṇāni |
| Compound: | dakṣiṇa- | ||
| Adverb: | |||